Bacardi Limited raises the bar on sustainability. Responsible sourcing, streamlined packaging and efficient operations are crucial to the Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future initiative.

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Bacardi Limited charts bold course in building a sustainable future

Family-owned spirits company unveils ambitious environmental initiative called “Good Spirited” with specific goals in sourcing, packaging and operations by 2022. Building on current programs and efficiencies that reduce water and energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, the new Bacardi Limited global platform, Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future, reinforces the Company’s leadership in corporate social responsibility (CSR).

WATCH THE VIDEOBacardi Limited raises the bar on sustainability. Bacardi considers global environmental innovation part of its DNA. Our goal is to return to the environment at least as much as we take away. We’re setting a sustainability standard for others in the spirits industry to follow.

Bacardi Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Half

More than a year early, the company reaches 50% GHG reduction target

With sustainability, small steps add up; however, Bacardi has forged ahead with giant leaps. The largest privately held spirits company cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity, worldwide, in half—more than a year earlier than its end of December 2017 target. This astounding 50% reduction in GHGs is equivalent to taking 15,000 cars off the road each year, reducing oil use by 165,000 barrels annually or installing 18 wind turbines.

“This is great news, and we should all be very proud as we recognize that climate change poses one of the greatest challenges to the continued prosperity of society. We set an ambitious corporate responsibility goal, and we reached it nearly 15 months early. We not only achieved it; we surpassed it with outside-the-box thinking, hard work and the passion of Bacardi employees,” says Mike Dolan, chief executive officer of family-owned Bacardi Limited.

Moving forward, Bacardi will set new targets in alignment with the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted in Paris (COP21) late last year, and supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

WATCH THE VIDEOBacardi Limited has achieved its first "Good Spirited" goal more than a year ahead of target! Bacardi reduced its greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 50%. This achievement is the equivalent of removing 15,000 cars from the road each year, reducing the amount of oil consumed by 165,000 barrels, or installing 18 wind turbines. As part of its Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future environmental sustainability initiative, Bacardi will continue to focus on its zero-net impact vision to return to the environment at least as much as it takes away across three vital areas of Responsible Sourcing, Global Packaging and Operational Efficiencies.

WATCH THE VIDEOWatch our Good Spirited sustainability story. Learn about our commitments to building a more sustainable future across operations, packaging and responsible sourcing. And learn how Bacardi employees commit to make a difference.

Good Spirited Fact Sheet

Check out our results to date, our 2017 goals and learn how Bacardi has had a heritage of sustainability since 1862.

Sustainable Office Fact Sheet

As Bacardi continues to build a more sustainable future, check out these simple tips for a more sustainable office. Through these tips, Bacardi can reduce office energy use and costs.

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MARTINI sparkles with sustainability practices

MARTINI®, producer of the world’s leading vermouth and favorite sparkling Italian wines, infuses a vibrant approach to the “Good Spirited” sustainability initiative.

The Bacardi-owned brand stands out for its exceptional and good-spirited, environmental practices. Since 2006, MARTINI has cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30 percent and water use by four percent.

WATCH THE VIDEOThe beautiful hills of northwest Italy are steeped in tradition, as well as forwarding-thinking practices for a sustainable future. The region is home to MARTINI®, producer of the world’s leading vermouth and favorite sparkling Italian wines, for more than 150 years. At the main MARTINI facility in Pessione, Italy, almost all of the electricity comes from renewable sources. Sustainable business practices are apparent throughout the campus – from production lines that salvage excess glass to office space where employees engage in a robust recycling program.

WATCH THE VIDEOA redesign of the original MARTINI Asti bottle produced a more streamlined version weighing close to two ounces less with no visible difference in bottle shape. By reducing the glass weight, MARTINI reduces the energy required to make the bottles. The annual energy savings from this lighter-weight glass is equivalent to taking 330 cars off the road.

MARTINI Asti Features Streamlined, Sustainable Glass Bottles

The elegance and sophistication of multi-award winning MARTINI® Asti sparkling wine is built on a more than 150 years of great taste and contained in bottles with an iconic shape and sustainable design.

A strategic redesign that began in 2010 has produced a streamlined version of the original MARTINI Asti bottle, shaving off close to two ounces in weight. The aim was threefold: to reduce the glass weight, to keep the same external shape and to guarantee consumer safety. The redesign team worked to honor the 150 year old heritage of the MARTINI brand while incorporating the latest in sustainability design.

“We are talking about a bottle for sparkling wine that involves quite a bit of liquid pressure inside,” explains Simona Filosi, MARTINI Senior Packaging Developer. “Today, when you compare the old and new bottles side by side, you cannot tell any difference in terms of shape. However, by reducing the glass weight, we reduce the energy required to make the bottles.” The annual energy savings from lighter-weight glass for these MARTINI bottles is equivalent to 330 fewer cars off the road in a year.

The redesign is part of a broad scope of sustainability initiatives for MARTINI. At MARTINI facilities worldwide, the commitment to protect the environment and reach a net-zero impact has fostered a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 30 percent, solid waste by nearly seven percent and water use by nearly four percent over the past eight years.

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DEWAR’S® Blended Scotch whisky was sustainable before sustainability was cool

A stunning Scottish landscape, hard work and steady environmental innovation encompass the sustainable success of John Dewar & Sons Ltd., one of the most respected names in the world of Scotch whisky and part of the Bacardi group of companies. Premium DEWAR’S® Blended Scotch whisky – affectionately known as True Scotch – was sustainable before sustainability was considered cool.

“Our distilleries were set in areas of tremendous natural beauty and environmentally sensitive areas before the word sustainable was being used,” says Stephanie Macleod, DEWAR’S Master Blender, referring to the establishment of DEWAR’S in 1846.

“Whether we are using barley or water in the making of our whiskies, the natural environment is crucial to us,” says Iain Lochhead, Operations Director for John Dewar & Sons Ltd. “Our goal is to leave our surroundings in same condition we find them.”

John Dewar & Sons is an industry leader, advancing more than half-a-century’s worth of spirited, sustainability practices. Across its distillation and production facilities there are: robust recycling efforts, state-of-the-art blending centers, sophisticated water filtration, fuel-efficient transportation and landscaping that enhance the natural habitat.

WATCH THE VIDEOAcross the John Dewar & Sons distillation and production facilities there are robust recycling efforts, state-of-the-art blending centers, sophisticated water filtration, fuel-efficient transportation and landscaping that enhance the natural habitat.

DEWAR’S Aberfeldy Distillery Showcases History & Sustainability

Steeped in history and nestled in the heart of the Scottish Highlands is a recently refurbished heritage center for John Dewar & Sons’ DEWAR’S® Aberfeldy Distillery.

Each year, thousands of visitors tour DEWAR’S Aberfeldy Distillery to learn more about the DEWAR’S® portfolio – and the care with which its award-winning blended Scotch has been produced since 1846. John Dewar and his two sons, John Alexander and Tommy, who began as small wine and spirits merchants laid the solid, sustainable foundation for what is now DEWAR’S, a top-selling global brand – part of the Bacardi family of brands.

The center features interactive displays, newly released historic memoirs and a café featuring a locally sourced menu. “It's not just about the quality of the food, but it's also about reducing our impact on the environment,” says Charlotte Brown, General Manager, DEWAR’S Aberfeldy Distillery Visitor Centre. “Our cakes, our scones and our soup all are made here in Aberfeldy to lessen the impact of shipping goods far distances.”

John Dewar & Sons Ltd Good Spirited Fact Sheet

These environmental innovations are part of a broader scope of sustainability initiatives for John Dewar & Sons, producers of DEWAR’S Blended Scotch whisky, WILLIAM LAWSON’S® Blended Scotch whisky and the single malt brands of ABERFELDY®, AULTMORE®, CRAIGELLACHIE®, THE DEVERON® and ROYAL BRACKLA®.

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The sustainability program is far-reaching for Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, which crafts its award-winning BACARDÍ rums in Puerto Rico and other locations, bottles them in the United States and abroad to distribute to more than 150 countries around the world. BACARDÍ rum production has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 48 percent and water use by 72 percent worldwide since 2006.

Watch the videoFrom one end of the world to another, BACARDÍ rum holds both its operations and suppliers to high sustainability standards. Globally, BACARDÍ rum facilities strive to reach zero solid waste. At BACARDÍ rum production sites globally, leftover packaging materials, including plastic, paper, glass, aluminum and cardboard, are sorted and collected for recycling.

BACARDÍ Rum Good Spirited Fact Sheet

BACARDÍ rum sets an industry-first goal of sourcing 100% of its sugarcane derived products from sustainably certified sources by 2022.

American Forests and Bacardi team up to plant trees in Idaho

American Forests is pleased to announce that in collaboration with Bacardi, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, it will launch forest restoration initiatives with two projects in Idaho as part of the industry-leading Bacardi environmental sustainability initiative “Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future.”

Bacardi will plant a tree for every bottle of BACARDÍ® Superior, BACARDÍ® Gold, or BACARDÍ® Select rum (750mL and 1.75L sizes only) sold in Idaho retail stores from today through March 31, 2015. Donations to American Forests will be based upon on and off-premise sales in both the State Stores and Contract Stores in the State of Idaho.

BACARDÍ rum is the world’s most awarded spirit, having garnered more than 550 awards, accolades and recognitions for quality, taste and innovation from around the world.

Bacardi Installs Bat Caves at Bottling Plant to Save Bats

Bacardi gives new meaning to the phrase, “to the bat cave,” as a team of employees, in partnership with Lubee Bat Conservancy, erected several large bat habitats at the company’s BACARDÍ® rum bottling facility campus in Jacksonville, Florida.

Within just a few months, the habitats – branded bat caves – will be full of tenants. Together, the organizations are working hard to fight the devastation of habitat depletion that has occurred for bats, the world’s only flying mammals.

“Conservation and sustainability have been a part of who Bacardi has been since the very beginning nearly 155 years ago. We’ve now come full-circle with these bat caves as we live out this legacy,” says Julio Torruella, global environment director for Bacardi, about the new bat houses installed at the Bacardi Bottling Corporation campus. The facility, part of the Bacardi group of companies, bottles all BACARDÍ spirits consumed in the U.S. and has received international recognition for its contributions to wildlife habitat conservation and education by the Wildlife Habitat Council.

The wooden bat caves, which stand 20-feet off the ground, are engraved with both the BACARDÍ and Lubee Bat Conservancy logos. The mutual goal between the two organizations is to preserve and provide crucial habitats for the local bat population to help maintain the community’s natural wetlands, farming, and forest areas. In fact, the Bacardi wildlife team consists of 11 employees who volunteer to manage 21 acres of wildlife habitat as part of a Wildlife at Work program that has been certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council since 2013. Several of these Bacardi employees, as well as several Lubee Bat Conservancy employees, worked together on this project.

WATCH THE VIDEOBacardi, in partnership with Lubee Bat Conservancy, erected several large bat habitats at the company’s BACARDÍ® rum bottling facility campus in Jacksonville. Within just a few months, the habitats – aptly branded bat caves – will be full of tenants. Together, the organizations are working hard to fight the devastation of habitat depletion that has occurred for bats, the world’s only flying mammals.

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If walls could talk at the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Distillery at Laverstoke Mill, they'd tell you that they once served the British Empire, that years of disuse did not diminish their architectural beauty, and that they now house one of the most forward-thinking, sustainable gin brands in the world, within.

Imagination became reality in Laverstoke, England, with the completion of the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE state-of-the-art distillery—the first distillery to win the prestigious 2014 Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) Industrial Award—a momentous accolade for distillery and visitor centre in Laverstoke in Hampshire, England. BREEAM, the world's foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings, evaluated the former paper mill's stately Georgian and Victorian structures, which date back to the 18th century, rigorously examined the newly refurbished facility for its sustainability practices and bestowed the highest marks to the project for the lowest possible environmental impact.

WATCH THE VIDEOThe iconic gin brand merges history, heritage and architectural beauty with environmentally friendly technology and materials in its BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Distillery at Laverstoke Mill. The state-of-the-art distillery and brand visitor center in England was awarded the prestigious 2014 Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) Industrial Award, the world's foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings, for its design.

WATCH THE VIDEOToday, the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Distillery at Laverstoke Mill uses the same renewable power from the River Test that brought industry to the riverbanks for a thousand years as the brand re-commissioned a water turbine to once again harness the power of clean hydro energy.

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Reinstates Water Turbine on River Test at its Laverstoke Mill Distillery

The renovation plan for the BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® Distillery at Laverstoke Mill got the sustainability wheels turning as teams figured out how to reinstate the former paper mill's water turbine to once again harness the power of clean energy. Now operational, the refurbished water turbine provides green energy to power the new distillery's state-of-the-art visitor centre, and all of its displays, at the restored facility, which recently opened to the public in October.

For hundreds of years, the historic Laverstoke Mill bustled with industry as it churned out the paper needed to make bank notes for the British Empire. Ingenuity of the 19th century captured the power of nature at the heart of the mill as its turbine motorized the belts and pulleys needed to bring the factory's machines to life. The mill's automated inner-working parts pumped with a rhythm, animating the buildings with the lifeblood current from the River Test, which always provided an abundant flow of unfailing water power.

With years of disuse, Laverstoke Mill fell into disrepair, and its engine, the original water wheel, was long gone—only a big hole remained in its place. The original turbine building stood lifeless, without its core, but redevelopment plans included designs to lovingly restore the heart of the property, to revive the buildings and bring industry back to the historic Laverstoke Mill site. The BOMBAY SAPPHIRE Distillery at Laverstoke Mill is the new brand home of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE, known for its production of the world's number one premium gin, and for being one of the most forward-thinking, sustainable gin brands in the world.

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Why We Trust Cork to Bottle Up ANGEL’S ENVY® Bourbon

While the heart of ANGEL’S ENVY® is rooted in Kentucky bourbon, its taste is a bit more international. Specifically, Portugal. Portugal is the source of the port casks that give its whiskey its subtle and distinctive flavors. But ANGEL’S ENVY, a Bacardi-owned brand, as well as many other wines and spirits in the Bacardi portfolio including its line of single malts and blended Scotch whiskies, D’USSE® and BARON OTARD® cognacs, and MARTINI® sparkling wines, owe Portugal a debt of gratitude for another surprisingly important contribution: cork.

Roughly half of the world’s cork comes from Portugal, and it’s one of the more sustainable materials on the planet. The trees, a subspecies of oak, live up to 300 years, and cork can be harvested from each tree every nine years once it reaches the age of 25. Harvesting occurs between the months of May and August when the cork can be removed from the trunk of the tree without permanently harming it. Cork forests provide a unique biodiversity to their regions, and many animals (and people) rely upon them for their survival.

Cork has many other uses: building material, shoe soles—it’s even used as insulation throughout spacecraft and can shield the crew from incredibly high temperatures. But even with all of these applications, 60% of all cork still goes into making bottle stoppers. As a bottle stopper, cork’s impermeability and elasticity make it ideal as a reusable stopper. And it’s eco-friendlier than plastic or metal alternatives. ANGEL’S ENVY puts a lot of thought into every aspect of its bottle, but for the brand, Portuguese cork was the obvious choice.

Tequila CAZADORES® Biomass Boiler Cuts Distillery's Carbon Footprint

Brand gives up fossil fuels and distills tequila under its own green-energy steam in Mexico

Few things are more organic than growing your own renewable fuel like Tequila CAZADORES® does in the picturesque Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. The premium tequila brand’s fairly new, massive biomass boiler sits juxtaposed to the peaceful, rolling Arandas hills and fields ridged and furrowed with red earth and orderly lines of spiky blue-leaved agave plants. Nothing goes to waste here. The plants are used to make the liquid and power the distillery. With parts large enough for groups of people to walk through, and a colossal arrangement of pipes and rugged engineering, the new boiler at the Tequila CAZADORES distillery is 100% biomass fueled and is a model of forward-thinking, eco-conscious ingenuity.

WATCH THE VIDEOThe new boiler at the Tequila CAZADORES® distillery in Mexico is 100% biomass fueled and is a model of forward-thinking, eco-conscious ingenuity. About 60% of the biofuel used to produce the world-renowned Tequila CAZADORES comes from spent agave fibers. The other 40% is made up of carbon-neutral, renewable fuel sources such as clean waste wood, biomass briquettes, sawdust, carbon, coconut shell, and tree cuttings.

Cazadores Good Spirited Fact Sheet

As Bacardi continues to build a more sustainable future, learn how nothing goes to waste in the production process at its tequila distillery in the Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, with its new 100% biomass-fueled boiler.

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